England,
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
are the four components of United
Kingdom. The UK as a developed country
has the world’s seventh largest
economy. The UK is a permanent member
of the United Nations Security Council,
the Commonwealth of Nations, and
the council of Europe, the G7, the
G8, the G20, NATO, the Organization
for Economic Co-operation and development
and the World Trade Organization.
With regards of the Foreign exchange
rates today UK holds the sixth largest
economy in the world and third largest
all across Europe.

Under
the Constitutional Monarchy government
system, UK
is a Unitary State governed by Queen
Elizabeth II along

with other fifteen independent Commonwealth
Countries. The largest City, London is
the capital of UK. The official spoken
language is English. Its Currency is Pound
sterling-GBP and calling code is 44.

Studying
in the UKThe
education platform of UK is inviting
the International students to its
Universities and Colleges to support
build their careers with them. According
to the latest updates by the sources
more than 10,000 students are the
International students out of around
1.5 million full time undergraduate
students in higher education.

From
180 different countries,
students choose UK universities
and colleges to pursue
their higher education.
UK is the central place
for the top 10 Universities
in Europe*. The UK undertakes
5% of the world’s
scientific research
and produces 14% of
the world’s most
highly cited academic
papers. It has one of
the finest Education
systems in the world
and studying in UK is
a fortuity which strike
once in a life time.

Normally most of the
Institutions organize
some cultural and social
events to help the international
students settle and
make friends. There
are open invitations
from the clubs and societies
to join and meet new
people. The UK Universities
serves an admired and
globally accepted range
of subjects on their
education platter.

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The
prominent Education System of UK
has its Academic Virtue all over
the Globe. Through the work of various
Official Bodies endorsed the essence
of the Undergraduate Courses in
the UK.

With more industry focused academic
courses, the institutions in the
UK motivates and encourages their
students to execute themselves better
In their subject areas which further
guides the students to build their
career paths.

Various institutions take initiatives
in organizing some open days, international
offices, international student clubs
and societies, planned social events,
advisors and counselors to be a
helpful device in the course journey
of the students in the UK.

Exceptional
elements in educationThe
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
assesses the proficiency and
apprenticeship of all the
Universities and colleges.
RAE-The Research Assessment
Exercise interrogates the
standards, which brings out
the results and publicize
the same in every five years.

The outcome of all these assessments
is made easily accessible
on the internet. The Higher
Education Funding Councils
has the availability of the
report of the quality assurance
and assessments.

For further details and reports
an individual can visit http://www.hefce.ac.uk/

Selection
of coursesThe
UK higher education podium serves
a broad variety of courses to its
international students, which cater
the needs of aspiring individual.
A student can opt for more then
50,000 courses being taught in the
UK Universities and Colleges. The
Selection of courses can be done
on the basis of Quality of deliverance,
Location, Research, Fees Structure
and many other aspects depending
on the aspirant.

The
Top universities in the UKThe
Universities are ranked on
several parameters which provide
most comprehensive and balanced
comparison available, which
should have student’s
trust and government approval.
Therefore, according to the
Times Higher Education ranking,
the UK universities are categorized
based on the following subjects:

Arts
& Humanities •
University of Oxford
• University of
Cambridge
• University College
London
• University of
Edinburgh
• King's College
London

Clinical,
pre-clinical and health•
University of Oxford
• University of
Cambridge
• University College
London
• King's College
London
• University of
Edinburgh

Engineering
& Technology•
University of Cambridge
• Imperial College
London
• University of
Oxford
• University of
Manchester
• University College
London

Life
Sciences & Medicine•
University of Cambridge
• University of
Oxford
• Imperial College
London
• University College
London
• University of
Edinburgh

Physical
Sciences•
University of Cambridge
• University of
Oxford
• Imperial College
London
• University of
Edinburgh
• University College
London

Social
Sciences & Management•
University of Oxford
• University of
Cambridge
• University College
London•
University of Manchester•
London School of Economics
and Political Science

Work
while you StudyAccording
to the latest updates in visa regulations
by UKBA for International students,
the course at or above NQF level
6 (National Qualification Framework),
which is UG/PG at UK higher education
institution allows the student to
work for 20 hours per week whereas
in the courses below this level
(i.e, Diploma and certificate program)
at a UK higher education institution
can work upto 10 hours per week.

Just after completing your course,
if you wish to work full-time in
the UK, student need to be aware
of the rules set by the British
Government regarding employment
of foreign nationals in the UK.
The International Students are not
allowed to work in the UK if they
are at any level with an education
provider that is not a UK higher
education institution or a publicly
funded college, which is private
Universities and colleges there
is no work rights assigned.

(Please check the UKBA guidelines
for more detailed and updated information)

Spouse
traveling
For programs at Masters Level, spouse
can accompany and work full time.
For Undergraduate or Diploma programs,
spouse is not allowed to travel.*
(please check the UKBA guidelines
for more detailed and updated information)

Society
and culture
The society and culture of the United
Kingdom are determined by many instruments:
the nation's island status; its
history as a western liberal democracy
and a major power. The UK is the
political union of four countries
with each conserving elements of
discrete traditions, customs and
symbolism.

The British Culture and Society
has widely influenced the European
aestheticism. The delicacy of British
heritage, their literature, music,
cinema, art, theatre, media, television,
philosophy and architecture are
transcribed and admired Globally.
London being the world’s brimming
cultural destination is also the
capital of World’s “cultural
sovereignty”.

Popular
destinations in the UK
Some of the popular destinations
in the UK are:England: Birmingham,
Bristol, Cambridge, Liverpool, London,
Manchester, Nottingham and Oxford.Scotland: Aberdeen,
Dundee, Perth and Glasgow.Wales: Bangor,
Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea.Northern Ireland:
Armagh, Belfast, Derry, Lisburn
and Newry.

Life
at the UK campus
The universities in The UK follow
a ritual of Students participation
in Sports and recreational activities.
The most prominent are Rowing, notably
the Bumps race. The Varsity matches
between the top Universities is
always an eye catch, which ranges
from cricket and rugby, to chess.
The Universities has their own committees
of students in which the students
are divided into different groups
to participate in other universities.
There are different associated clubs
like Drama societies, comedy clubs
which produces well known show-business
personalities.

For the University’s information
updates, the students run radio
and newspaper which provides the
member with an opportunity to produce
and host the radio shows and also
promotes broadcast journalism, sports
coverage, comedy and drama. Some
of the Institutions has an academic
dress which are to be worn for examinations,
matriculation, disciplinary hearings,
and when visiting university officers.
Some customs vary from colleges
to colleges; the major event held
by different colleges is Balls which
has different dress code they are
held annually or at irregular period.
Punting (Punting refers to boating
in a punt. The punter generally
propels the punt by pushing against
the river bed with a pole. A punt
should not be confused with a gondola,
which is propelled by an oar rather
than a pole) is a common summer
leisure activity.

The UK University campuses usually
have recreational centers like gym;
swimming pool, music rooms (with
exclusive musical instruments) and
Indoor/Outdoor sports facilities.
Most of the Institutions have on
campus markets, cafeterias, Libraries,
museums and event halls where students
can look for part time work opportunities.

The Universities present quality
cultural activity programme for
complete year. The students can
enjoy exhibitions, performances,
lectures and workshops at the campus
and in the city, also can recline
in the Botanical gardens and catch
other cultural events.

The students of the Institutions
engage themselves whole heartedly
to most of the ongoing events and
activities in their campuses. Besides
that, they also get various opportunities
for not only voluntarily participate
in the events but also earn handsome
money for their livelihood on campus.